The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned on Wednesday, Nov. 5, that the tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) may intensify into a super typhoon before entering the country this weekend. PAGASA weather...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned on Sunday, Nov. 2 of an internet traffic flood that may occur on Nov. 5, which could cause some websites or mobile applications to load slowly or become temporarily inaccessible. In a social media post, the DICT explained...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.3 aftershock offshore of Davao Oriental at 8:25 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. According to Phivolcs, the tremor was recorded 90 kilometers southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.7 aftershock offshore of Davao Oriental at 7:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20. According to Phivolcs, the tremor was recorded 103 kilometers southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The agency...
Two moderate earthquakes jolted Ilocos Norte on Friday afternoon, Oct. 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the first tremor, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 4:15 p.m. and was traced 11 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, at a...
The magnitude 5 earthquake that struck Zambales on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, was possibly caused by the movement along the Manila Trench, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. This means the recent earthquakes in Cebu, La Union, and Davao are not connected, as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Office of the Civil Defense-9 has ordered all local government units in Zamboanga Peninsula on Friday, Oct. 10, to activate their CDRRMO operations centers following the strong earthquake in the Davao region. The CDRRMO operations centers were ordered to monitor all updates...
Davao City suspended work and classes following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Friday morning, Oct.10. "In view of the recent earthquake and to give way to the conduct of rapid damage assessment of infrastructures and facilities, classes in all levels, public and private educational institutions,...
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially reported as magnitude 7.6 before Phivolcs revised it to 7.5 then 7.4 Phivolcs said the...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, October 7, announced that a lone bettor from Quezon City became an instant multi-millionaire after winning the P223,580,197.60 jackpot prize in Monday night’s GrandLotto 6/55 draw. According to PCSO, the winning ticket was purchased in...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-5 on Thursday placed all police units in the Bicol region on heightened alert as severe tropical storm "Opong" (international name "Bualoi") continues to intensify and is expected to make landfall in the region by Friday. PRO-5 Director Police Brig. Gen....
Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) began to move away from Northern Luzon on Monday evening, Sept. 22, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
